How Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs fare in shook-up Premier League table without VAR this season

The Premier League season is well underway and, as to be expected, VAR has already emerged as a hot topic for the 2024/25 season with several top flight teams already impacted by the system.

In June, Premier League clubs voted in favour of keeping VAR despite several high profile errors during the 2023/24 campaign. There have been changes with fewer interventions and social media explanations developing how the system is used.

London outfits are yet to be affected by a serious VAR intervention this season, even if Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice and Crystal Palace man Will Hughes have both been involved in moments where some managers wished Stockley Park had intervened.

LondonWorld looks at how the current Premier League table would look if VAR simply hadn't existed so far this season with changes in position for West Ham, Manchester United, Brighton and more.

1st - Manchester City, 9 points

2nd - Liverpool, 9 points

3rd - Bournemouth, 9 points (+5 places, +4 points)

The Cherries would be sitting pretty if Dango Ouattara hadn't seen two goals ruled out by VAR this season. Draws against Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest would have turned into wins should those goals have stood.

4th - Arsenal, 7 points

5th - Newcastle United, 6 points (-1 point)

Newcastle United picked up a point against Bournemouth on the south coast but the hosts saw a late Dango Ouattara goal controversially disallowed after the intervention of VAR to keep the score level.

6th - Brentford, 6 points

7th - Aston Villa, 6 points

8th - Brighton, 5 points (-5 places, -2 points)

Brighton currently sit on seven points but that total would be reduced to five without the intervention of VAR to disallow Joshua Zirkzee's goal for Manchester United against the Seagulls last month. Brighton won that fixture 2-1 in the end.

9th - Nottingham Forest, 4 points (-1 point)

Bournemouth man Dango Ouattara also had a goal disallowed against Nottingham Forest on the opening weekend of the season but it was chalked off by VAR due to offside. That match finished 1-1.

10th - Tottenham Hotspur, 4 points

11th - Chelsea, 4 points

12th - Fulham, 4 points

13th - Manchester United, 4 points (+1 place, +1 point)

The Red Devils would have picked up an extra point with a draw against Brighton should that Zirkzee goal have stood.

14th - West Ham, 3 points (-1 place)

15th - Leicester City, 1 point

16th - Crystal Palace, 1 point

17th - Ipswich Town, 1 point

18th - Wolves, 1 point

19th - Southampton 0 points

20th - Everton, 0 points